Hat-fastener.



HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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ARTHUR W. STONESTREET, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

`HAT-FAS'.LENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 8, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910. Serial No. 516,784.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR `W. STONE- srnnn'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in I-Iat- Fasteners, of which the following is a speci- Iication.

This invention relates to hat fasteners, and has for an object to provide simple and novel means adapted to be attached to the interior of the crown of a hat and provided with efficient means adapted to be thrown or moved in an effective manner into an operative position to be engaged with the hair of the wearer, the said means also serving to move the said hair engaging means into its disengaged position with the hair.

The above mentioned and other objects are attained by the construction, combinations and arrangements of parts, as disclosed on t-he drawing, set forth in this specilication, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like characters of reference indicate similar part-s in the several views :-Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of a portion of a hat showing the application of my improved fastener thereto, parts of the hat being shown broken away in order to more clearly illustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4C is a detail perspective view of the pin carrying plate. Fig. 5 is a detail end elevation of a slightly modilied form of fastener. Fig. 6 is a detail section through the revoluble plate showing a slightly modilied form of pin engaged therewith.

My improved hat fpastener consists of a casing l which is provided with a curved wall 2 in which is formed a passage 3. The casing is provided with a wall 4L in which is formed a plurality of perforations 5 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The casing herein described carries a. plurality of ears or extensions 6 which are perforated whereby they can be sewed, pinned or otherwise fastened to the crown of the hat as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. A plate or member 7 is located within the casing and is provided with alining curved portions 8 which are extended beyond the edge portions of the plate or member to form trunnions, the said trunnions being suitably journaled in correspondingly formed passages in the end walls 9 of the casing. The plate or member 7 is provided with a squared portion 10 which is disposed between the curved portions 8, and as shown in Fig. 3 the marginal edge of the said "squared portion 10 lies in spaced relation to the main body portion of the plate or member. A plurality of curved tines, prongs or their equivalent are illustrated at 11 and are suitably secured to the plate or member 7 These tines are curved to conform to the curvature of the wall 2 of the casing.

A pin or revoluble member 12 extends through the walls of the crown B of the hat A. The pin or revoluble member 12 is cylindrical cross sectionally as shown in Fig. 3. A revoluble locking dog 13 is mounted upon the plate or member 7 and is provided with a serrated curved edge portion 14 which is adapted to be engaged by the linger of the operator as is obvious. The locking dog 13 is provided with an eccentric portion 15 which is disposed between the body portion of the plate and the inner face of the intermediate squared port-ion 10 of the late or 4member 7 and is adapted when the og is manually manipulated to be moved or brought into frictional engagement with the pin or member 12.

The construction just described is such that when the dog 13 is locked to the pin or member 12 they are adapted to revolve together so that when the hat A has been properly positioned upon the head of its wearer the pin 12 can be revolved and moved into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, whereupon the tines or prongs 11 will be moved through the perforations 5 formed in the wall 4 and will be effectively engaged with the hair.

A hat fastener as herein shown and described is extremely simple in construction and obviatesthe necessity of the constant mutilation or puncturing of the crown portion of the hat incident to the use of the well known forms of removable pin fastenings. The device is permanently secured to the hat and its pin or member 12 need only be revolved as hereinbefore described in order that the fastener can be moved into its operative or inoperative position.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing I substitute a member 14: in lieu of the member 12. This member can be passed through the walls of the hat and engaged with the hereinbefore described plate or member 7. The end portions of the member 14 are provided preferably with suitable ornamental set pieces or the like 15.

In Fig. 6 of the drawing the pin or revoluble member 13 is square cross seotionally and conforms with the intermediate squared portion 10 of the plate 7. When a pin of this character is used the dog 13 need not be moved into riotional engagement with the pin or revolnble member. The conorm-- ing eo-en aging elements v10 and 13 will operate su eiently so that the plate 7 can be moved with the pin or member 13.

I claim 1. A hat fastener comprising a revoluble member, a casing, a plate revolubly mounted in the easing and engaged with the said revoluble member, and hair-engaging-means carried by the plate adapted to be moved into operative or inoperative position upon rotation of the said revoluble member.

2. A hat fastener comprising a casing, said casing having a plurality of passages formed in one of its walls, a plate mounted f within the casing and provided with a plurality of prongs adapted to be moved through the said passages and to be projected exteriorly of the casing, a revoluble member extending through the easing and supporting the said plate, and means upon the plate adapted for locking engagement with said revoluble member to cause the former to move with the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR W. STONESTREET. lVitnesses:

EMIL B. GNTHER, CHARLES N. LILLis. 

